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Long-billed Dowitcher
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Muddy pools (autumn passage).
Diet: Probes in mud.
Best time to spot: Sewing-machine feeding.
When to look
Scarce or local in the UK. Timing varies by region, so check recent sightings before you travel. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
How rare is it?
The Long-billed Dowitcher sits in our Rare tier for the UK: scarce or very local, so most birders need a planned trip. It is not on the Red or Amber lists in Birds of Conservation Concern 5.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Short-billed DowitcherLegendary · Estuaries (very rare vagrant)
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- Curlew SandpiperRare · Estuaries (autumn passage)
- Grey PhalaropeRare · Pelagic (autumn passage)
- Little BuntingRare · Coastal scrub (autumn passage)
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